Comments on: fantoosh – podictionary 625

By: Vivek

Vivek — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:58:56 +0000

Oji its funtoosh and not fantoosh. Funtoosh as in carefree, usually felt after a few beers.

Cheers ji.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:58:29 +0000

I WORK IN FANTOOSH!

I work in this Cafe/Deli, and the name was actually chosen from it’s Scottish meaning, “dressy”, “posh”, etc.

We reserved a table at an Indian restaurant called “Dhaka” in Glasgow for a Christmas work night out. We reserved the table under the name “Fantoosh”, which made waiters laugh when we arrived as in one on the Indial languages (I think Hindi), the word means “a guy who sleep around” or a guy with lots of girlfriends!

This word has so many meanings in so many languages!

By: Wendy Hutcheson

Wendy Hutcheson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:22:18 +0000

FANTOOSH

Our family has used this word for many years when describing our dress when attending a special occasion, my grandfather referred to it as our “finest fantooshery” harking back to old days.

I love the restaurant in Glasgow it makes me smile whenever I pop into Princes Square.

By: Fanfuckintastic

Fanfuckintastic — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:29 +0000

As it says above, fantoosh is a Scottish word meaning flashy, pretentious, overly-dressed.

Fantoccini is the Italian word for puppet so I don’t where people are getting that from? There is no link between the two.

By: Sudeep Chandra

Sudeep Chandra — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:47:28 +0000

My home name is Fantoosh. Which means carefree, jovial and likes … and I just love that name …

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[...] it’ll depend on numbers. But I have done something like this before with good results (see fantoosh and linoleum). You can check at the podictionary website to be sure your word hasn’t been covered [...]

By: paddy

paddy — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:58:48 +0000

I googled to this site while reading ‘#1 Lady’s Detective Agency’, thinking I had a vague idea of the meaning but it’s always good to check. A good synonym would be meretricious
(tawdrily and falsely attractive )
“Fantouche” has an extra connotation of fantasy.

By: Charles Hodgson

Charles Hodgson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:19:00 +0000

There is another word that is of Indian origin and a movie of the same name I believe.

By: Lyn McGlinchey

Lyn McGlinchey — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:12:52 +0000

On the programme ‘Paul Merton in India’ last night I saw a shop called ‘Fantoosh’ which instigated my search for the word so it could have an Indian origin.

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By: André Alexander

André Alexander — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:04:14 +0000

A good friend just sent me this link and I was astonished that the woman in Fantoosh, Glasgow didn’t know the meaning of the word as I’ve told all of the staff often enough. When looking for a name for our café/deli I wanted to maintain a Scottish theme and reflect our values while injecting a bit of fun. I found the word in an old Scot’s dictionary to mean “fancy” or “ostentatious”. As Fantoosh Café is in Princes Square, Glasgow’s chic shopping arcade, I thought I’d be a little tongue in cheek about the whole thing. Most Scottish customers with more “life experience” get the intended humour. I’m delighted to hear that Fantoosh is Alexander McCall Smith’s favourite word. I just hope it can become his favourite café too.
Best Regards
André J Alexander
Fantoosh
Princes Square
Glasgow

By: DPeach

DPeach — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:50:56 +0000

In Spanish “fantoche” is the same as your finding in Italian: puppet, marionette or ridiculous person.

As a non-native Spanish speaker, I must admit, I have never heard the word used so I am not sure what the connotative meaning is. It could very well be rude. Funny how some words are like that.

By: Charles Hodgson

Charles Hodgson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:17:06 +0000

The woman who answered the phone at the Fantoosh restaurant also said that there was a Hindi word. When I tried to find out about it all I could see was that it had been the name of a film, that it seemed to also be the name of a comedy website and that it had been used in Salman Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses. I did find a glossary that said the Hindi word meant “finished” and “the end” as well as “excellent.”

By: Ramachandran

Ramachandran — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:12:01 +0000

There is a word in Hindi (India) which when spelt in English becomes FUNTOOSH. I am not quite sure of the meaning – something like carefree, easygoing etc.
There was a movie titled “Funtoosh”.
Maybe this information could be of some use to you.